Nepenthes Lowii

When I visited Cal. Carn. a few days ago they were growing a Sib. in lowland conditions. Also, Winstubas website lists that plant as a lowlander. I think it would like intermediate conditions.

Hello! I am thinking of giving Nepenthes another crack after 3 years with no luck in a terrarium with a cheap - o 'grow light' I am thinking of getting this greenhouse. Ill adds a small swamp cooler, heater, humidifier, and thermostat to keep everything in check. I'll put this little greenhouse on my patio that gets shade all day except late afternoon when the sun is setting. What species will do best in shade and lowland temperatures? Note: If it turns out that cooler can cool enough to get Highland temps, then I'll definitely grow highlanders. But, I don;t know if any Highlands will like growing in 90% shade. The first that come to mind are N. sibuyanensis, N. bicalcarata, N. Truncata, and N. Vitchii. I might stick a Titan Arum in there for few years and then send it off to someone who can grow it when it's too big to fit ;P Thank you for your help! -NL

Here are a few photos of Sequoias in Sequoia National Park. I highly recommend visiting them if you can. It's an amazing experience seeing the H U G E trees. Enjoy! The bark is super light and fluffy, not super dense like you would expect! The red color sticks out of the rest of the trees like a sore thumb! Some moss growing on a large pine tree. But, trees that normally are huge are tiny with the sequoias in the mix! A grove of 'young' trees. (I guess these are 500 - 1,000 years old) That photo above is the main fire scare of General Sherman! No photo will do these trees justice to their size. General Sherman in all its glory! Its one of the largest living things on our planet. The photo above is a tree with a burn scar that got inside part of the tree ,but left the fire - resistant bark untouched. A fallen tree with its roots exposed. Just look at that color! You can really see the red color of the bark in this photo. You can really see the scale of these trees! Spiderweb in the bark. A HUGE dead stump! -NL

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